iPhone 17 Pro to launch soon: 7 features you must know about
Unnati Gusain
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iPhone 17 Pro is rumoured to arrive this year with significant upgrades. Let's take a look at 5 big features expected to arrive with Apple's next flagship.
iPhone 17 Pro
The Apple iPhone 17 Pro price may start at Rs 1,19,900. Given the expected updates, Apple can increase the price, suggesting a leak. It remains to be seen how much the new iPhone 17 Pro would be priced in India.
India price
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is rumored to feature a slightly thicker body (8.725mm) compared to its predecessor, potentially housing a bigger battery for significantly improved battery life.
Thicker design for a larger battery
Apple may ditch the all-glass back for a part-aluminium, part-glass design, offering a fresh, durable, and premium look while maintaining a lightweight feel.
Aluminium and glass build
A bold new camera design is also expected, with a large, dark-colored camera island spanning the width of the phone, housing three cameras, a LiDAR scanner, and an LED flash.
Big camera island
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The iPhone 17 Pro could also debut a high-resolution 48MP telephoto shooter, a major upgrade from the current 12MP sensor, delivering sharper zoomed-in photos.
Camera
On the front, it may get a 24MP selfie shooter.
Front camera
Powered by Apple's next-generation A19 Pro chip built on TSMC's 3nm process, the iPhone 17 Pro will offer faster performance, improved efficiency, and smoother multitasking.
̌A19 Pro chipset
Apple is also rumoured to give the iPhone 17 Pro a 12GB of RAM (up from 8GB) making it more powerful to handle demanding apps and gaming.
̌12GB RAM
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